Signaling greater ambitions, Middlesbrough and Derby County have their paths crossed on Saturday, January 11, as they face off on the twenty-seventh round of the 2019/2020 Championship, the Second Division of the English Championship.
The meeting will be set in the Riversidade stadium in Middlesbrough.
The kick-off is scheduled for 12 noon Brasília time.
The tournament brings together 24 clubs that play 46 rounds.
By the end of this period, the top two finishers secure access to the elite division of English football, the Premier League.
It ends, but it does not end. Teams that are between third and sixth place at the end of the season still have the opportunity to play a third place in the First Division.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough, after a flirt with the relegation zone, scored a run of four wins in the English Premier League.
The series was interrupted on Sunday, January 5, but in another tournament.
The team made their FA Cup debut. They were at home level with Premier League Tottenham but showed strength.
With the 1 to 1 forced the realization of a new game, the “replay”, which will be held in London.
In the Championship, rose to sixteenth position. With 33 points (eight wins, nine draws and nine losses), he is eight points below Swansea, sixth and last in the qualifying zone for the playoffs worth a place in the English Premier League.
As principal, the performance is superior. Boro is in the eleventh position in the ranking of the tournament house owners.
Of the 39 points he played at Riverside Stadium he won 22 (six wins, four draws and three losses), scoring 12 goals and conceding 11.
The trend is for growth.
They have won the last four home matches.
Derby county
Derby County also had a London opponent on their FA Cup debut and secured their qualification for the next round.
They beat Crystal Palace in Selhurs Park 1-0. They’ll take Northampton.
At the Championship, the team has won their last two home games against Charlton and Barnsley.
The score was also the same, from 2 to 1, reaching 33 points (eight wins, nine draws and nine losses).
In addition to featuring the debut of veteran Wayne Rooney.
As a visitor, however, performance is worrisome. Derby has the third worst campaign in the English Premier League Second Division ranking that only takes into account the results that teams get outside their domains.
Of the 36 points he played as column two he won seven (one win, four draws and seven losses) having scored eight goals and conceded 23.
Football Prediction of the Day Middlesbrough vs Derby County
Needing to dare more in search of a place in the playoff zone and boosted by the ‘Rooney effect’, Derby makes the prognosis in their success against Middlesbrough, even away from home, a good guess for Saturday’s match. for the twenty-seventh round of the 2019/2020 version of the Championship, the Second Division of the English Championship.
Bet Tips: Derby County
Odds: 3.60
